Author:
Boyce John M.,Sullivan Linda,Vaughn Douglas,Nuzzo Jessica,Davis Kimberly A.
Abstract
A retrospective study of a systematic sample of 150 patients who underwent abdominal surgery revealed that 53 (35.3%) had all intraoperative temperatures in the hypothermic range (<36.0°C). Fifty-two (98.1%) of the 53 patients met 1 or both surgical care improvement project criteria for normothermia. Improved metrics are needed to assure normothermia.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014;35(11):1408–1410
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Microbiology (medical),Epidemiology